King to visit Colchester for anniversary of city status
His Majesty and Queen Consort Camilla are visiting on March 7th
His Majesty King Charles is coming to Colchester next month, it's been confirmed.
Along with Queen Consort Camilla he'll be in the city on Tuesday 7th March.
It's the commemorate a year since modern city status was conferred on Colchester.
The Mayor of Colchester, Councillor Tim Young, said: "It is with enormous pride that we look forward to welcoming The King and The Queen Consort to Colchester as part of our Year of Celebration of modern city status. It will certainly be one of the highest honours of my time as Mayor.
"Their Majesties’ first visit will be a proud moment for Colchester, and I know that local residents will share our delight that The King and Queen Consort are visiting our city."
Councillor David King, Leader of Colchester City Council, said: "We are delighted that The King and Queen Consort are able to join us in celebrating Colchester as a modern city, and we look forward to introducing them to an array of charities and community groups that help make our city such a wonderful place to live, work and visit.
"My thanks and congratulations go to the whole team at Colchester City Council for the work they have done and are doing to make this historic occasion possible as part of the Year of Celebration activities."